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HI HB 48

died on adjournment

RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 48 pass?

No. HI HB 48 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

What is HI HB 48 about?

Clarifies the labeling and advertising requirements for coffee that is grown and processed in the State. Defines "regional origin". Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 48?

KAHALOA, KUSCH, LOWEN are the primary sponsors of HI HB 48.

Description

Clarifies the labeling and advertising requirements for coffee that is grown and processed in the State. Defines "regional origin". Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LOWENprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  5. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. 2025-04-22

    Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Keohokalole discharged as Co-Chair. Senator Richards discharged as Member; Added as Co-Chair.

  7. 2025-04-22

    Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 864).

    receipt

  8. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    receipt

  9. 2025-04-15

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Richards, Awa.

  10. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790).

    receipt

  11. 2025-04-14

    House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Kusch, Perruso, Pierick.

  12. 2025-04-10

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621).

    receipt

  13. 2025-04-08

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  14. 2025-04-04

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  15. 2025-04-04

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 566) in amended form (SD 1).

  16. 2025-04-03

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1641) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  17. 2025-04-03

    One Day Notice 04-04-25.

  18. 2025-03-27

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Richards.

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-03-21

    The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 03-27-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  20. 2025-03-19

    Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1166) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

  21. 2025-03-19

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  22. 2025-03-17

    The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-03-14

    The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 03-17-25 1:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  24. 2025-03-11

    The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  25. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 181).

    introduction,receipt

  26. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  27. 2025-03-06

    Referred to AEN, CPN.

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  29. 2025-02-28

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1049) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  30. 2025-02-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  31. 2025-02-20

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Lowen, Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2025-02-18

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. 2025-02-14

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 641) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  34. 2025-02-14

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  35. 2025-02-12

    The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  37. 2025-01-21

    Referred to AGR, CPC, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  38. 2025-01-16

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  39. 2025-01-10

    Prefiled.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-12 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Ward: not voting
  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-20 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Ilagan: not voting
    • Lowen: not voting
    • Pierick: not voting
  • The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-17 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Awa: yes
  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-03-27 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • McKelvey: not voting
    • Richards: not voting
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-04-04 · pass · 25-0

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